[ubuntu-x] Test kernel for perf issues on -intel

[Bryce Harrington]

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 06:39:24PM -0400, Michael Larabel wrote:
> Bryce Harrington wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 05:37:14PM -0400, Michael Larabel wrote:
> >   
> >> http://global.phoronix-test-suite.com/?k=profile&u=phoronix-3867-14354-11729
> >>
> >> A few performance boosts are prominent when switching to the newer kernel.
> >>     
> >
> > Excellent, thanks muchly Michael, I've passed this info along to our
> > kernel team.
> >
> > Bryce
> >
> >   
> 
> You're welcome, I might also have some more numbers later. Currently 
> running git bisect on the Intel tree while running my performance suite 
> each step along the way.

Fwiw, Intel has suggested the performance regression may be caused by an
xserver change rather than in the -intel driver itself.

I'll put my $5 bet on GEM enablement being the thing that differentiates
2.4 from 2.6.

Bryce